He Jiankui, an associate professor in south university of science and technology of china, China, announced the day before the second summit of human genome editing (165438+1October 26th) that a pair of genetically edited babies were born in China on October 20th.
This is a pair of twin sisters-Lulu and Nana. In the process of embryo formation, they edited a gene (CCR5) in their reproductive nucleus through gene scissors CRISPR/Cas9, which made them naturally resistant to AIDS after birth. This is the world's first genetically edited baby who is immune to AIDS.
Since the news was released, it has caused quite a storm. Not to mention how it is reflected internationally, even there are voices of opposition at home. There are 122 joint letters from scientists who explicitly oppose the research; Nankeda directly denied that He Jiankui was an associate professor, pointing out that he had stayed in school without pay.
Shenzhen and Meifu Pediatric Hospital, the cooperative hospitals to which all the information clearly points, directly denied that the twins were not born in this hospital. Subsequently, the Guangdong Provincial Health and Wellness Committee said that in response to this hot event of public concern, the Provincial Health and Wellness Committee has organized forces to investigate and will announce the results to the public in a timely manner.
2018165438+1October 26th, Associate Professor He Jiankui of south university of science and technology of china, China announced that a pair of genetically edited babies named Lulu and Nana were born healthy in China on June 5438+065438+1October. Because one of the twins' genes (CCR5) has been modified, they can naturally resist HIV after birth. The news soon caused an uproar and shocked the world.
2018165438+126 October, National Health Commission responded to the "genetically edited baby" incident and handled it according to the law. 165438+1On October 27th, Xu Nanping, Vice Minister of Science and Technology, said that if it is confirmed that the "genetically edited baby" has been born, it will be handled according to the relevant laws and regulations of our country.
China Association for Science and Technology issued a statement, resolutely opposing the so-called scientific research and application of biotechnology that violates the scientific spirit and ethics. 165438+1On October 28th, National Health Commission and the Ministry of Science and Technology issued a response to the information about "editing babies with immune AIDS genes": resolutely investigate and deal with illegal acts.
2065438+200965438+1October 2 1, the investigation team of Guangdong Province learned that it has been preliminarily found out that this incident was caused by He Jiankui, an associate professor of South University of Science and Technology, who sought personal fame and fortune, raised funds by himself, deliberately evaded supervision, organized relevant personnel privately, and carried out human embryo gene editing activities for the purpose of reproduction, which was explicitly prohibited by the state.
On February 30, 65438, the case of "gene editing baby" was publicly pronounced in the first instance of Nanshan District People's Court in Shenzhen. Three defendants, including He Jiankui, Zhang and Qin Jinzhou, were investigated for criminal responsibility according to law for jointly illegally carrying out human embryo gene editing and reproductive medical activities for the purpose of reproduction, which constituted the crime of illegal medical practice.
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